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Feeling down? Here’s some inspiration

Sometimes, we all need a little pick-me-up.* A boost. A shot in the arm.

Matthew Belinkie’s “40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes” may be the boost you’ve been looking for.

Cobbled together from 40 blockbusters, epics, sports flicks and male weepies, this expertly crafted video from OverthinkingIt.com exploits every cliché in the book to make you feel pumped. Amped. Excited.

We open with a now-classic exchange from “Braveheart” and continue with this speech:

“Shame on you. This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you’re going to let it be the worst. And I guarantee a week won’t go by in your life you won’t regret walking out, letting them get the best of you. Well, I’m not going home. We’ve come too far! And I’m going to stay right here and fight for this lost cause. A day may come when the courage of men fails… but it is not THIS day. The line must be drawn HERE. This far, no further! I’m not saying it’s going to be easy. You’re going to work harder than you ever worked before. But that’s fine, we’ll just get tougher with it! If a person grits his teeth and shows real determination, failure is not an option. That’s how winning is done! Believe me when I say we can break this army here, and win just one for the Gipper. But I say to you what every warrior has known since the beginning of time: you’ve got to get mad. I mean plum mad dog mean. If you would be free men, then you must fight to fulfill that promise! Let us cut out their living guts one inch at a time, and they will know what we can do! Let no man forget how menacing we are. We are lions! You’re like a big bear, man! This is YOUR time! Seize the day, never surrender, victory or death… that’s the Chicago Way! Who’s with me? Clap! Clap! Don’t let Tink die! Clap! Alright! Let’s fly! And gentlemen in England now abed shall know my name is the Lord when I tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take our Independence Day!”

See what I mean? I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling better already.

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* Especially these days, when we’re facing a world without ’50s pinup queen Bettie Page. (Don’t recognize the name? Watch “The Notorious Bettie Page”, starring Gretchen Mol, to see what you’re missing.)

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Thanks to Cinematical.com and FusedFilm.com for the tip.